Current Affairs Quiz – May 29′ and 30′ 2015

1. Who has been appointed as the Director General of DRDO?
a) Sebastine
b) John Britto
c) Francis
d) S Christopher

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Answer d) S Christopher

2. What is the name of the Super Computer that is going to give boost to the Weather Forecasting in India?
a) Pranav
b) Dhruva
c) Bhaskara
d) Chandra

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Answer c) Bhaskara

3. Who has been appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India?
a) Ashok Kumar
b) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
c) Kalyan Singh
d) Alok Nandan

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Answer b) Pradeep Kumar Sinha

4. Finance Minister Arun Jaitely has inaugurated a new bank note paper line unit in Hoshangabad, which is in
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar

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Answer a) Madhya Pradesh

5. Who has been appointed as the Director General of Doordarshan?
a) Sunitha Jain
b) Sulekha Gupta
c) Veena Jain
d) Sonal Gupta

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Answer c) Veena Jain

6. Who is the new Chancellor of Nalanda University?
a) William Kerton
b) Paul Bishop
c) George Yeo
d) Sam Pitroda

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Answer c) George Yeo

7. US has removed which country from the list of state sponsors of terror?
a) Syria
b) Cuba
c) Iraq
d) Pakistan

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Answer b) Cuba

8. Who becomes England’s leading test run scorer?
a) Kevin Pietersen
b) Alastair Cook
c) Joe Root
d) Gary Ballance

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Answer b) Alastair Cook

9. ________ is the only Indian entity among top 100 most valuable global brands in 2015.
a) Tata Motors
b) Mahindra
c) Reliance
d) HDFC Bank

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Answer d) HDFC Bank

10. The World No Tobacco Day is observed on
a) May 30
b) May 29
c) May 31
d) None of the above

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Answer c) May 31

11. Which state Government has launched Swachhata Saptapadi scheme on the lines of Central Government’s flagship Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra

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Answer d) Maharashtra

12. Which bank has launched Online Customer Acquisition Solution (OCAS), an online platform to apply for loans?
a) ICICI bank
b) State Bank of India
c) Canara Bank
d) HDFC Bank

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Answer b) State Bank of India

13. Who has been crowned as the new Maharaja of Mysuru, a titular and nominal head of the 600-year-old Wadiyar dynasty?
a) Yuvraj
b) Krishna Raj
c) Yaduveer Raj
d) Vishnu Raj

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Answer c) Yaduveer Raj

14. Who has become the fourth Indian shooter to win a quota place for the 2016 Rio Olympics?
a) Jitu Rai
b) Apurvi Chandela
c) Gagan Narang
d) Abhinav Bindra

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Answer d) Abhinav Bindra

15. UNSC has adopted a resolution on the protection of _________ in conflict zones.
a) Hollywood Actors
b) Embassy Members
c) Journalists
d) Historical Monuments

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Answer c) Journalists

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